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Read FlipbookGuide to Storytelling for Impact
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Read ArticleHow Foundations Can Use Storytelling to Effect Change
If you spend any time working with foundations, you’ll notice a central thread in the stories told by their leaders, …
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Read FlipbookThe Power of Foundations as Community Conveners
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Read FlipbookInternal Controls for Grantmakers
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1:35Watch VideoHow Blackbaud Helps the Joe Andruzzi Foundation
The Joe Andruzzi Foundation is committed to providing help, hope, and a reason to smile for New England cancer patients and their families by contributing financial support when it is needed most. D
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1:49Watch VideoStreamlining the Grants Process with Blackbaud Solutions
Senior Accountant Natalie Smith shares how Blackbaud solutions have help transform and streamline the grants process at The Duke Endowment. Learn more: https://www.blackbaud.com/customer-stories/the
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2:10Watch VideoAchieving Operational Efficiency with Blackbaud Solutions
Jacquie Klotzbach, Director of Systems Administration for Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, shares how Blackbaud solutions helps the Foundation work more efficiently and meet donor
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Read FlipbookCustomer Spotlight: The Community Foundation Herkimer & Oneida Counties
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Read FlipbookFoundations Total Solution Datasheet
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Read FlipbookConvening a City to Cultivate the Next Generation of Talent: A Conversation with John Hancock
Read how multiple organizations and the city of Boston work together to equip the next workforce generation with the skills needed to succeed.
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Read FlipbookSix Tips for Building Public and Private Partnerships: The UPS Foundation and Disaster Relief
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Read ArticleBrands Taking Stands & Joining Movements: A Conversation with Grant Garrison of GOOD Corps
Rachel Hutchisson of Blackbaud, speaks with Grant Garrison, managing director at GOOD Corps, about how brands can purposefully align themselves with causes and movements to advance social good.
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Read FlipbookCorporate Philanthropy
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Read FlipbookThe Case for Cause Marketing
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Read ArticleA Recipe for Effective Hashtag Activism: A Conversation with Susan McPherson, Founder & CEO of McPherson Strategies
Susan McPherson talks about what works (and what doesn't) when corporate and nonprofit brands engage in hashtag activism on the Champions for Social Good podcast.
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Read ArticleStrengthening the Social Economy: A Conversation with Catherine LaCour, Chief Marketing Officer at Blackbaud
Rachel Hutchisson speaks with Catherine LaCour, CMO at Blackbaud, about how organizations can strengthen the social economy by leveraging data, individual impact & radical collaboration.
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1:25Watch VideoBlackbaud Grantmaking
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Read ArticleWhat is Cause Marketing?
Understand the opportunities with Cause Marketing
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Read FlipbookConfiguration Vs. Customization: A Technology Guide
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Read ArticleSocial Activism and Community Engagement: A Conversation with Darrin Goss, President & CEO of Coastal Community Foundation
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31:44Watch VideoBlackbaud Webinar: Best Practices in Corporate Philanthropy with Subaru
Join us for a conversation with Sandy Capell, Subaru’s manager of corporate responsibility and philanthropy, as she discusses why philanthropy is so important to Subaru and how it got it's corporate r
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Read FlipbookIs technology powering or hindering your organization?
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Read ArticleTrends in Corporate Engagement: A Conversation with Jenny Lawson, President of Networks at Points of Light
In this episode of the Champions for Social Good Podcast, Rachel Hutchisson speaks with Jenny Lawson, president of Networks at Points of Light about trends in corporate engagement.
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Read FlipbookCSR 2020: Experts Look Ahead
Subject matter experts detail how you can achieve a results-focused, holistic CSR program in a world where CSR touches multiple areas of your business.
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Read FlipbookCorporations and Their Evolving Roles in the Social Good Economy
Your CSR practices can influence consumer behavior, investor relations, and employee engagement. Find out how.
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Read ArticleThe Ultimate CSR Quiz
CALLING ALL CSR CHAMPIONS: Take the quiz now and test your knowledge
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Read FlipbookTwo Ten Footwear Foundation Customer Story
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Read FlipbookUsing CSR to Align Profit and Purpose
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Community Foundation Solutions
MicroEdge + Blackbaud’s comprehensive community foundation solution can help you advance your mission and increase your impact. How? Read on.
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Blackbaud Foundations Solutions
MicroEdge + Blackbaud’s comprehensive grantmaking and outcomes solution can help you increase the impact of your giving. How? Read on.
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Read ArticleQuiz: How Well Do You Know the SDGs?
Take the True False SDGs Quiz – United Nations Sustainable Development Goals | MicroEdge + Blackbaud
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Read FlipbookTechnology for Corporate Responsibility
Read more to learn about taking a holistic approach in furthering your mission in this world of corporate giving and employee engagement.
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Blackbaud Corporate Solutions
Blackbaud’s Cloud Solution for Companies can help you increase the impact of your efforts. How? Read on.
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Read Flipbook5 Questions to Ask Your Foundation Management Technology Vendor
Ask your technology vendor—or your team—the following five questions to see if you could be getting more from the software powering your foundation.
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Read ArticleWhat a Midyear Review Could Mean for You, Your Leadership, and Your Funding Impact
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Blackbaud’s Commitment to Grantmaking Has Never Been Greater
Exploring the new Blackbaud Grantmaking
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What Happens to Impact Stories When Corporations Align with the SDGs?
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Do you have a holistic view of your grantmaking activities? Here's why you should.
Transparency is key to gaining efficiencies in your grantmaking workflow, but impossible to achieve without 360 insight into all of your grantmaking activities.
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15 Steps to Corporate Volunteering Success
From Roger Hancock, who has achieved a 98% employee volunteer participation rate at CSAA Insurance Group over the last three years.
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Read ArticleThe Shift in Corporate Social Responsibility
To help shed a little light on the shift in focus we have seen in the corporate giving and engagement space, we turn to some of the beliefs and best practices of expert and thought leader Rachel...
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Read Article6 Technology Tips for Community Foundations to Engage Millennial Donors
Here are 6 technology recommendations for community foundations to consider to engage millennial donors.
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Read ArticleHow Game On Cancer Cracked the Code on Engaging Physicians and Cancer Survivors
Without the backing of a national organization’s flashy brand, sexy advertising campaign, or robust budget – engaging grateful patients at a local level can sometimes …
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Read ArticleThe Keys to Conducting Feasibility Studies for Fundraising Campaigns
Conducting a comprehensive feasibility study is a critical first step in every major fundraising effort. I think of it as …
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Read ArticleThe sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 130: Setting Your Organization Up for Fundraising Success in 2020
The new year is always a time for planning and looking ahead, and that’s true for organizations as well as …
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Read Article4 Important Focus Areas for Social Good Organizations in 2020
As we venture into the new year, and a brand-new decade, the world around us feels chaotic in many ways. …
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Read ArticleThe sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 129: Measuring Impact on the SDGs
The U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the set of 17 global goals adopted by 193 U.N. member states to end …
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Read ArticleThe sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 128: Building a Sustainer Giving Program
Sustainer giving programs provide donors an easy, automatic way to donate while also giving organizations a reliable source of income. …
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Read ArticleThe sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 127: Hiring for Culture
Culture is an important factor for organizations in having a healthy and high performing workplace. The right culture doesn’t just …
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Read ArticleThe 15 Most Popular sgENGAGE Articles Published in 2019
As 2019 draws to a close, I wanted to once again put together a list of the most-read articles published …
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Read ArticleDemystifying Next Generation Donor Audiences to Drive Engagement and Donations
“The next generation of donors” is not just the latest fundraising trend or catchphrase for development teams. Nonprofit organizations have …
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Read ArticleThe sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 125: How Dorri McWhorter Future-Proofed the YWCA Metropolitan Chicago
Long standing social good organizations have developed foundational fundraising and engagement methods that have provided for them for decades or …
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Read ArticleStrategies for Powering Learning Through CRM Go-Live and Beyond
The decision has been made. You’re switching to a new CRM solution. And, because everyone loves change and learning new technology, you aren’t …
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Read ArticleThe sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 124: Making Pro-Bono Volunteering Work for Your Organization
Pro-bono volunteering can be a strategic resource for social change, benefitting companies, social good organizations and individuals. But what makes …
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Read ArticleQ&A with sgLEADERS: Dwight Dozier, Georgia Tech Foundation
The “Q&A with sgLEADERS” series on sgENGAGE aims to provide readers, including the next generation of social good leaders, with …
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Read Article#GivingSkills: Doing #GivingTuesday Differently
We’ve all heard of #GivingTuesday. This global event, which takes place the Tuesday after Thanksgiving (this Tuesday, December 3rd) was …
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Read Article4 bbcon 2019 Takeaways to Help You Maximize Your Foundation’s Impact in 2020
If you were one of the foundation professionals who joined us this year in Nashville, you are hopefully well into …
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Read ArticleThe sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 123: Aligning Business Strategy and Purpose
Companies are under increasing pressure to be socially conscious, if not socially active. But what’s the best way to do …
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Read ArticleIs Speaking at a Conference Worth Your Time? 3 bbcon Speakers Weigh In
Speaking at a conference might be outside your comfort zone… or maybe downright scary. Not to mention it takes time …
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Read Article3 Weeks Until #GivingTuesday! Is Your Organization Ready?
#GivingTuesday is less than three weeks away… is your organization ready to leverage this global day of giving? From fundraising …
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Read ArticleThe sgENGAGE Podcast Episode 120: Current Trends in Grassroots Advocacy
How has grassroots advocacy changed in the past few years? And what are the current grassroots advocacy trends that your …
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Read Article5 Tips to Boost Support for Your Organization on #GivingTuesday
#GivingTuesday has become such a powerful way for donors to connect with causes, whether in their community or a world …
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